Nonprofit – Grant Dashboard

What is a Grant Dashboard for a Nonprofit Organization? Grant dashboards are considered essential analysis tools and are used by grant managers and executives to track trends and variances related to their grant activities. Some of the key functionality in this type of visual report is that it provides eight charts as a well as a report section to analyze various grant metrics. The dashboard gives quick insight into revenue by grant, monthly trend in granted versus encumbered amounts, top 5 awarded grants, number of grant requests by staff member, requested/granted/encumbered amounts, encumbered amounts by program by month, requested versus declined grants, and expenditures by program You find an example of this type of visual report below.

Purpose of Grant Dashboards Nonprofits and associations use Grant Dashboards to give managers an easy, self-service interface to monitor grant metrics. When used as part of good business practices in a Grant department, an organization can improve its grant-related strategies and revenues as well as reduce the chances that managers miss important trends and variances.

Who Uses This Type of Visual report? The typical users of this type of visual report are: Grant managers and executives. Other Visual reports Often Used in Conjunction with Grant Dashboards Progressive grant departments sometimes use several different Grant Dashboards, along with grant budgets, grant reports, encumbrance reports, program reports and other management and control tools.

Where Does the Data for Analysis Originate From? The Actual (historical transactions) data typically comes from dedicated grant management systems or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like: Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Finance, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC), Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Sage Intacct, Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, Sage X3, SAP Business One, SAP ByDesign, Acumatica, Netsuite and others. In analyses where budgets or forecasts are used, the planning data most often originates from in-house Excel spreadsheet models or from professional xFP&A solutions.

Built for nonprofit finance teams and aligned with Solver's xFP&A platform, this Solver dashboard template connects directly to your ERP data via the Solver Data Warehouse, enabling near real-time analysis with minimal setup. Designed for QuickStart deployment, it can be activated rapidly so your team can focus on analysis and decisions — not data preparation.

What is the Nonprofit – Grant Dashboard in Solver? The Nonprofit – Grant Dashboard is a pre-built xFP&A dashboard template in Solver designed for nonprofit organizations. It delivers key financial and operational metrics in a single, easy-to-use interface — purpose-built for nonprofit finance workflows.

Who uses this Solver dashboard template? Cfos, controllers, and nonprofit finance teams in nonprofit organizations rely on this Solver dashboard template to replace manual spreadsheet-based processes with automated, near real-time analysis. It is especially useful during month-end close, budget cycles, and board reporting.

Where does the data come from? Data is sourced automatically from your ERP system through the Solver Data Warehouse, which integrates with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics 365 Finance, Acumatica, Sage Intacct, and other leading ERP solutions. Once connected, the template updates in near real-time with no manual data entry required.

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